Re: [Media-advisors] Fwd: Working Group Update August 6

6 Aug 2010


      AND take all their offspring - look at that, free birds!

On Aug 6, 2010, at 10:54 PM, AMuse wrote:
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Maybe if the ban fails, they could require pet sellers to chip and  
register animals pre-sale, so rescue groups can bill the pet store  
for the eventual surrender. Surely they wouldn't be against the  
identification of the "precious pets"!!
On Aug 6, 2010, at 10:31 PM, "Marthak816@gmail.com"  
 wrote:
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Is anybody talking stats?
We have had the following requests in the LAST 2 WEEKS:
Man moving - must rehome 14 aviary cockatiels
Couple moving - need to rescue 19 aviary cockatiels from "being  
set free"
Phone request to rehome 30 cockatiels from a single home
I swear to God the next person who says there's no overpopulation  
problem is getting 50 cockatiels let loose in their house. Or  
maybe their store - much better impact.
-----Original Message-----
Date: Friday, August 06, 2010 10:02:54 pm
To: "Mickaboo media advisor team" 
From: "Elizabeth Young" 
Subject: [Media-advisors] Fwd: Working Group Update August 6
booyah!
(Karen- please accept my apologies for worrying that expanding to  
include
non-bird rescues in today's meeting was a misstep. i stand  
corrected.  ey)
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Date: Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: Working Group Update August 6
To: harris.rose@att.net, glassgerrie@gmail.com, emk@idausa.org
Cc: adoptkings@gmail.com, stephensfw@mindspring.com,  
pam.hemphill@gmail.com,
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HI all,
After sitting in on the meeting today with the pet store owners  
trying to
determine if a compromise was possible versus a complete ban on  
the sale of
animals, here's my impressions (for what they are worth):
...
The owner of the Animal Company is essentially not really willing
to compromise. He and his friend, Claudia from The Basic Bird in  
Berkeley,
are both very antagonistic, looking for confrontation and eager to  
distort
facts and statements to their favor. While they say they a

Re: [Media-advisors] Fwd: Working Group Update August 6

Martha Kudlacik